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Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "J'aime la vie", composed by Jean-Paul Furnémont and Angelo Crisci, with lyrics by Rosario Marino Atria, and performed by Sandra Kim. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), selected its entry through a national final. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest as the first-ever victory for Belgium in the contest.
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Before Eurovision
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Finale Nationale du Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1986
Walloon broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) held the Belgian national final on 2 March at 20:05 (CET) in its television studios in Brussels, hosted by Patrick Duhamel.[1] After the initial broadcast, the winning song was decided by the following formula: 50% of the final tabulation would come from 12 music experts and 50% would come from 500 Belgian TV viewers polled to make up a fair segment of the Belgian population.[2] Another programme was then broadcast at 22:30 (CET) announcing the winner of the national final.[1] The winning entry was "J'aime la vie", performed by Sandra Kim, composed by Jean-Paul Furnémont and Angelo Crisci, with lyrics written by Rosario Marino Atria.[2]
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Sandra Kim performed thirteenth on the night of the Contest, following Ireland and preceding Germany. At the close of the voting the song had received 176 points, placing 1st in a field of 20 competing countries.[3] It was the first win for Belgium in the Contest, something they have not been able to replicate since.
Belgium scored an absolute record at the time, with Sandra Kim earning a never seen before number of 176 points (that record remained until 1993, with Ireland scoring 187 points), an average of 9.26 points per voting nation. Kim received 77.2% of the maximum possible score, which, as of 2024 still ranks 8th among all Eurovision winners.
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